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New Build: Single-Cut

34 inch scale
4 Strings
Flame Maple Fretboard
Poplar Body
Purple Heart Neck
Hipshot A Style Bridge
Wilkinson Tuners
Bartolini Pickups
All Black Hardware

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Nice piece of p/h was able to get two necks and 4 fingerboards

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My wood of choice poplar

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My single cut template

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Gluing up six pieces of poplar, to make up my body; clamp wait 24 hours….

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Sanding down the body to size..

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Cutting out body with jig saw… I love this saw.!!

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Cleaning up the sides with my trusty craftsman plunge router
 

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